So oddly, one thing that many people these days find really hard to do is STOP AND THINK.

What do I mean?

Be alone, do nothing, and just take the time to be with yourself and think.

–without your smartphone, television, music, game, or even a book.

Just you, the four walls, and your brain…thinking, thinking, thinking.

Feeling a little jittery, scared yet.

Why are people afraid to stop and think?

Is it because within the thinking is some craziness, fear, anxiety, and even remorse?

Are there overwhelming feelings and thoughts about issues, events, people, and places that are unresolved and painful.

Also, by ourselves and in our thoughts, we can realize how weak, vulnerable, and mortal we are.

If we are here in our own heads, maybe no one will even notice we are gone or maybe no one will even miss us–maybe they’ll replace us?

We’re so easily ditched, replaceable, just another character in a long cast of characters.

When we stop and think, do we worry about all the other things we’re not doing or getting done…perhaps, we don’t have the time to think, because we need to be doing, doing, doing.

And if we’re not moving forward doing something, then we are being left behind!

But doesn’t thinking lead to more purposeful doing?

A little upfront thinking and planning, maybe can save you some serious time wasted just acting out.

Somehow, like a prisoner in isolation though too much alone time with your own thoughts is enough to drive anyone crazy, docile, and ready to behave just to get out, interact with other human beings, and doing something.

We need to stay active, not be bored, so we don’t think too much.

When I was in the hospital recently, one orderly named Kelvin, saw me sitting there by myself thinking, and he said to me, “Oh no, you don’t want to have too much time to think. Block those thoughts out of your mind. Why don’t you watch some TV?”